This is probably the most amazing dog video of dogs being dogs that I have ever seen. 16 sled dogs out for a day of summer fun through parks and pastures, small villages, and into the river and lakes. The owner knows each and every dog taking time to play

Ecuador relies on Israeli expertise to plan 200 accessible, inclusive playgrounds based on Friendship Park in Ra'anana.
Anybody can install a few playground swings adapted for children with physical disabilities. But that isn't Israel's vision of what

The 2,400-page plan released this month by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the country's largest urban national park, would mandate leashes in open spaces where dogs currently roam untethered.

Sometimes, a dog's gotta run -- and in Southern California, where a large percentage of residents are apartment dwellers, many of them don't have a fenced yard in which to stretch their legs. For many dog owners, the solution is one of the area's many

How often do you really look around your garden or local park? Rediscover your surroundings in as little as 10 minutes, and open your eyes to the huge variety of different plant and animal species on your doorstep. To celebrate International Year of

No spitting. No smoking. No sex.
The list of rules in Seattle parks may be about to grow.
A proposed ban on spitting in parks -- one of 13 behaviors Seattle Parks and Recreation wants to regulate, including a ban on smoking on its grounds -- already

We know Huntington Beach has a reputation for being the most dog-friendly city in Southern California. But what city is the least dog-friendly? Vying for that dubious title, at least if you ask some residents, is Redondo Beach. All of Redondo's 20-plus

Forests and heathland around Crowthorne and Bracknell could feature in a drive to introduce new species into the country.
Wildmoor Heath, part of the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area; Crowthorne Forest, a site of special scientific interest